National Republican., 1887-10-14

declare that In that Congress alone be did
more for the material Interests OF Virginia
thsn all the senators from Virginia com
bined for the last twenty years, and this
declaration is sustained by the records OF
the Senate.
One Of bis predecessors In the Senate OF
the United States, VINO bad three times
been instructed by the Legislature 10 a mat.
ter involving upward OF SO 000, 900 to uss
bis influence III to compass the object,
said publicly, "IIe did not believe Virginia
cared d-n about It, and II obtained the
legislature would steal itn SO much
for representative Of virginia-a mis-
nomer TO be so called. Proof is at hand to
sustain this statementif II denied by any one
who is responsible.
On another occasion when the vote was
taken In the Senate on the same case, and
only two votes required TO pass the bill,
we find one Of the Virginia senators absent,
and the other not acquainted with its
merits. And we now find these lofty aud
proud Virginians ounging around the corri-
dors OF the white house with "vizors
down." begging for office at the hands OF
the Mugwump President. Well may we
exclaim Sic transit gloria mundi. But to
the details, showing what has been lost In
Virginia In two years only by the neglect
ana non action OF her representatives
1st. A bill to refund 10 the people Of
Virginia the war tax Of $5l7,iI0 IN 1869
paid by them, and released to Virginia
$2l2,07t Of the tax yet due and standing
against her. This BILL passed the Senate by
a vote OF 81 to !, and no attempt was made
TO call II up in the House; total amount,
$729,071.
A bill for the custom house In Norfolk
passed the Senate and not called up in the
House, $250,0O0.
A bill to complete the Mary Washington
Monument passed the Senate and not acted
on in the Houee, 10000.
A bill for postofIlce building at Peters
burg passed Senate, $4,000.
A bill for postofllce building at Fort
Monroe passed Senate, $15,000
A bill for public bridge to connect vir-
ginia with Washington, 100000.
A bill for iceboat on the Potomac, 800, 900
The Blair bill, giving to Virginia annually
s5,O00,000. (This bill was promised to be
passed by all the candidates for election in
1ss4)
A bill for completing the public buildings
at Harrisonburg, $4,000.
by the House, but Gen. Malone fortunately
had II put on the civil service bill and
saved IL.
(All the bills above named passed the
Senate and were not called up In the House
To which may be justly added:
/. The report OF the tobacco tax, fruit
brandies. &c. These were promised faith
and yet not one single effort IN good faith
was made, as shown by the journal OF tho
House. This would have saved Virginia
$3,OO0,0OO.
Q. The two bills refunding to Virginia the
amounts advanced for the "war OF 1873"
and the erection Of public buildings in
Washington, $500 900.
Note-The Virginia delegation In Con-
gress is alone responsible for the failure to
pass these bills.
In the 47th, 4Sth, and 10th Congresses
the committees Of the judiciary and claims,
early In each session, by unanimous vote,
reported and placed on the calendar one Of
these bills (the largest), and yet during six
years they were permitted to sleep, while
other states (and some Of the smallest)
were constantly having bills passed. A
delegation.
Gross amount, as shown by the record,
$l1 ,4e4, ,091, to which may be added very
large number Of private bills which passed
the Senate for the relief OF the people of
Virginia and not acted on by the House.
Some Of these bills have been before Con-
gress for twenty years.
The Congress Of 1886 and 1887, it's prede-
| ceesors, an unprecedented number Of men,
bers Of the flftieth Congress, the causes
which led to the revolution in 1SS4-not
wholly political, but applying to both par
ties, inside view Of the course Of Con.
gress. Why the people demand and will
continue to demand radical change IN
conducting the business OF the country, to
transact which members are literally paid.
How 1t has been neglected. What the peo-
| pie ought to know, and shall, and many
other things, all which will be made plair
in my next letter and proved by the
| records.
The people will be startled.
A DEMOCRAT OF THE OLD SCHOOL.